Obvious Child: when it comes to abortion, choice would be a fine thingObvious Child is not an ‘abortion comedy’ but a movie about a woman choosing to have an abortion in an area where women have access to abortion services. And it is quite funny, because life is funny. Director Gillian Robespierre talks about not judging peopleFri Aug 29 2014 - 00:00
Richard Attenborough was a gifted actor and director, but so much more than thatKindly-old-uncle façade hid inner steel and prodigious gift for the macabreMon Aug 25 2014 - 02:08
Pouring cold water on the ice bucket challengeOpinion: ‘Heck, even columns complaining about the exercise invite contributions to the cause’Sat Aug 23 2014 - 00:01
All two human: the Dardenne brothers get a little bit less miserableHuman catastrophe has always loomed large in Dardenne movies, but now, after decades of onscreen misery, the Belgian brothers are begining to let in a little lightFri Aug 22 2014 - 00:00
Why the death of Robin Williams triggers an unquestioned outpouring of griefOpinion: Reaction to the death of Michael Jackson and Princess Diana felt like nothing so much as the incantations of a religious cult at the creation of a martyrSun Aug 17 2014 - 12:01
In praise of: Lauren BacallOne of the most original and beguiling actresses of her generationSat Aug 16 2014 - 01:00
Screenwriter: The moral minefield of cultural boycottsNo singing, no dancing, no film-making: shunning Israeli culture may close the door to dissentFri Aug 15 2014 - 10:45
Guy Pearce: Face-off with fameHe cut his acting teeth on ‘Neighbours’ and hit the big time in ‘LA Confidential’. Since then – and despite his refusal to join the celebrity circus – Guy Pearce has built an impressive career. As for movie-star glamour: “I don’t need that stuff,” he saysFri Aug 15 2014 - 00:00
Dinosaur 13 review: Kafka and a dinosaur named SueThe bittersweet end does genuinely unfair things to the heart strings. Do not miss.Fri Aug 15 2014 - 00:00
Late Lauren Bacall helped define Hollywood noir-era ambienceActress delivered lines with assurance of a fallen maharani, writes Donald ClarkeWed Aug 13 2014 - 13:03
Williams’s lunatic invention set the template for generation of comediansActor had never hidden from his addictions and demons – sadly they caught up to himTue Aug 12 2014 - 01:22
Should we continue to fear another world war?Opinion: The anniversary of Hiroshima last week gives us cause to commemorate the many thousands killed and injuredSat Aug 09 2014 - 00:01
All This Mayhem review: sex, drugs & debauchery with skateboarding’s original hard menFri Aug 08 2014 - 01:00
Lucía Puenzo: angels, demons and Nazis in the atticThe daughter of the great Luis Puenzo has pulled off quite a feat of storytelling with Wakolda, a coming-of-age drama centred on the South American adventures of the notorious Dr Josef MengeleFri Aug 08 2014 - 00:00
The Inbetweeners 2 review: Bigger and bolder, if not quite better (brilliant!)Against the odds, The Inbetweeners sequel just about gets away with itThu Aug 07 2014 - 21:24
Taking on the tyranny of the tieOpinion: It is, for a chap, now fantastically easy to demonstrate that you are ‘making an effort’Sat Aug 02 2014 - 00:01
"Me and my brother didn’t stand a chance" - Aussie skate legend Tas Pappas talks All This MayhemNew documentary All This Mayhem tells the tale of two skateboarding brothers who became the world’s best at the sport – and took a path from winning and partying hard to injuries, drug smuggling, murder and suicideFri Aug 01 2014 - 00:00
Guardians of the Galaxy review: Dumb but hard to resistYou'd need to go back to the Old Testament to find a plot this stuffed with such fantastic nonsenseThu Jul 31 2014 - 23:49
Attempting to drum up interest in a weird colonial hangoverThe Commonwealth Games has been left to those nations that feel an irrational urge to celebrate historic conquestSat Jul 26 2014 - 01:26
Modern anxieties: Ari Folman on Israel, digital acting and his plans to film ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’Ari Folman has followed up his Oscar-nominated Waltz with Bashir with an even more extraordinary piece of work – “We’re going to break your mind. You’re going to enjoy it”Fri Jul 25 2014 - 00:00
James Garner led the way for Clooney, McConaughey & coThe Maverick/Rockford fave helped bridge the divide between film and TVFri Jul 25 2014 - 00:00
No, I am not going anywhere niceForget holidays, a couch, a television and peaceful torpor are all I needSat Jul 19 2014 - 01:00
Pudsey the Dog - The Movie review . . . Ruff!Resist the urge to push your fists into your eyes and rotate them furiously - yes it is that mutt from Britain’s Got Talent on your cinema screenFri Jul 18 2014 - 13:41
Some Like It Hot review: A bit funkier than you remember?It may begin with a mass murder, but it’s one of Billy Wilder’s less cynical comediesFri Jul 18 2014 - 00:32
Sex, drugs & a rocker with a soul - Alice Cooper's old hippie handler gets his own movieIt all began when a young Jimi Hendrix enquired: “Are you Jewish? You should become a manager.” Five decades later, Shep Gordon has few regrets as he looks back on one of the most successful careers in rock’n’rollFri Jul 18 2014 - 00:00
The glory and the gloom of the Galway Film FleadhThere are at least half a dozen Irish films worthy of hearty praise this year, so why are Irish film-makers so dark of mood?Tue Jul 15 2014 - 01:00
